Language Science Courses

LING611 Issues in Syntax; (3 credits)
Descripton: Topics of current theoretical interest examined through data from a variety of languages.

LING621 Issues in Phonology; (3 credits)
Description: Topics of current interest in phonological theory examined through data from several languages.

LING661 Issues in Semantics; (3 credits)
Description: A second course in semantic theory. Application of basic concepts and methods to topics of current theoretical interest.

Ethics:

NACS600: (PermReq) Ethics in Scientific Research; (2 credits)
Description: Issues of scientific integrity with emphasis on investigators in the laboratory sciences, including mentoring, scientific record keeping, authorship and peer review, ownership of data, use of animals and humans in research, and conflict of interest.

HESP724 Research Design; (3 credits) Description: Evaluations of research designs, critique of published articles and student involvement in designing experiments on assigned topics.

LING641 Issues in Psycholinguistics; (3 credits) Description: Topics of current interest in psycholinguistics, including both theoretical approaches and experimental and analytical issues in language acquisition, language processing, and neurolinguistics. ​

Courses eligible for the NACS certificate:

NACS608 Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Seminar; (1 credit)

NACS642 Cognitive Neuroscience; (4 credits) Description: A study of the fundamental concepts and techniques of cognitive neuroscience. Hands-on experience with three critically different cognitive neuroscience methods: EEG, MEG, and fMRI.

LING698C Directed Study; Computational Psycholinguistics; (3 credits) N. Feldman Descripton: Explores how ideas from statistics and machine learning can be used to model the acquisition, processing, and evolution of language. The focus will be on three popular computational approaches: symbolic systems, neural networks, and probabilistic models.

LING889C Directed Research; Computational Psycholinguistics (3 credits) N. Feldman Description: Explores how ideas from statistics and machine learning can be used to model the acquisition, processing, and evolution of language. The focus will be on three popular computational approaches: symbolic systems, neural networks, and probabilistic models.

SLAA620 Second Language Research Methodologies; (3 credits) S. Ross Description: An exploration of research methodology in second language acquisition (SLA), with a focus on developing practical skills in data analysis and interpretation. Preparation in both critical evaluation of existing research and design of new research models.

SLAA640 Psycholinguistics; (3 credits) N. Jiang Description: An introduction to the field of psycholinguistics that covers speech perception, word recognition, sentence and discourse processing, speech production, and language acquisition. Basic concepts, research methods, major research topics, leading theories and related research findings, with implications of psycholinguistic theories and findings for second language studies.